| Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering and Computer Technology | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1980 |
| Type | University of Mumbai (Bombay) |
| Academic staff | 120 |
| Undergraduates | 2,000(approx) |
| Location | Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Website | http://www.watumull.edu |
The Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering and Computer Technology is an engineering college in Worli.It has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
WIEECT was established in 1980 as post graduate three year integrated engineering diploma which later converted to degree B.Sc.(Tech) for B.Sc.(Physics/Maths/Electronics) student. Since 1984 this institute produced excellent technocrats who created WIEECT's identity in top notch industries in India and abroad.
From year 2002 onwards WIEECT offers a four year bachelor of engineering courses in Computer, Electronics & Telecommunication, Bio-medical and Instrumentation streams. Its active student community hosts branches of several professional societies including IEEE, CSI, [IETE], ISA etc.
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The Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering and Computer Technology is located at Worli, a posh locality in south Mumbai. It has an incredible location, with its imposing structure towering over the Arabian Sea. It is well connected by bus and train. The bus stop at Poddar hospital is a walking distance away and has B.E.S.T buses that take you to Dadar which is the largest terminus for Western, Central and Harbour trains. From here as well as from a sea facing bus stop closer to the college you get B.E.S.T buses that take you to South Bombay.
Students can join the college for the First Engineering (F.E.) batch, based on the following two criteria,
a)Their score in the MHT-CET (for Maharashtra students)
b) Their score in the AIEEE (for others).
Watumull also has SE admission for diploma holders (D.E.).
The present Principal of the Institute is Mrs. Sandhya Desai.
The Watumull Institute functions from a single eight-storey building, which is currently undergoing renovation and plans are afoot to add another two floors to the building for additional laboratories and other facilities.
The college has no open grounds. However, it does have excellent facilities for playing Table Tennis, football, cricket,chess and carrom. Additionally there are Police grounds which are a 10 minute walking distance from the college where one can play cricket and football and also has nets for playing volleyball. The intra-college sporting events are usually conducted here and at oval stadium churchgate.
The Watumull library provides a vast collection of books and periodicals, which include university prescribed text books and reference material. It is one of the best libraries associated with the Mumbai University. The library subscribes to all major technical journals and magazines and some major non-technical magazines as well. The library has recently been digitally catalogued, thereby making it simpler to locate a book. Apart from books, the college also has thousands of CDs and DVDs pertaining to engineering.
The Electronics & Telecommunication Department comprises 8 Laboratories -
All the Laboratories are well equipped with the Advanced Experiment Set-ups as required by the university.
Software's such as OrCAD & MATLAB, Circuit maker,PSPICE ,LINUX, all analog & digital electronics equipment & components , electrical machines, electronic & digital communication apparatus, antenna based experiments, etc. are provided by the college labs.
The Computer Department comprises 4 Laboratories
All the laboratories are fully equipped with Sun machines, P4 machines, Local Area Network, Internet connection. Using OS like SUSE Linux 10.0, Solaris 10, Windows XP and now Windows Vista.
Software packages like Oracle 10g, OpenGL, Java, XML, Rational Rose etc. are available to the students. The computers are all strictly firewalled and monitored to prevent anti-social activities.
Biomedical Department has relevant systems based on Biomedical Engineering.
Instrumentation Department has relevant systems based on process measurement and control line
The Instrumentation Laboratories are well equipped with computers also.
The construction of an auditorium is currently under-way on the ground floor of the school.
Here are a few of the societies in Watumull:
Watumull holds an annual festival, ENSEMBLE, which highlights the achievements of the college and its students. It is generally held after the conclusion of the first term of the year. It consists of events like rappelling, wall-climbing, robotics, a virtual stock exchange, mock detective games, treasure hunts,base games, crystal mazes and various personality contests.
Another College Fest held by Watumull is WIFI. It is a popular intercollegiate fest and is conducted every year around September.